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May 17 will mark a historic day in German football as several male footballers plan to come out as gay, according to reports.
german exit Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung He states that a group of professionals from across the country will publicly declare their sexual orientation.
The date in question is of special reference because it is the International Day against Homophobia.
The monumental event would still occur during the German domestic season, and the penultimate weekend of Bundesliga action, their top flight, would take place during that weekend.
It is believed that all the clubs of the denounced players are aware of the planned proposals.
Several footballers in Germany will reportedly reveal their homosexuality next month.
The date in question is of particular reference as it is the International Day against Homophobia (in the photo, the Allianz Arena in Munich illuminated in rainbow colors in support of LGBTQIA+)
Marcus Urban is a former footballer in Germany who came out as gay in 2007. Now co-founder of Diversero, a global community for diversity, he hopes next month’s plans will come to fruition.
However, the Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung adds that some players still have reservations about revealing their homosexuality and could still make a 180-degree turn by doing so.
Marcus Urban is a former German footballer who came out as gay in 2007, 16 years after leaving the sport. Urban, now 52, is co-founder of Diversero, a global community for diversity, and hopes next month’s plans will come to fruition.
‘I think they are respected and celebrated for that. Not for everyone, that’s clear. But hate speech cannot be a criterion for a life,
“May 17 is an offer,” he told Editorial Network Germany (RND). ‘A quote you could use as a guide and meet as a group.
‘There is controversy there. Do I still want to wait until the world of football is the way I want it to be? Why should I wait? An interesting dynamic has come into play, you can see that people’s minds are starting to move and think about whether it really makes sense to continue hiding and denying themselves.
Urban went on to reveal that there are also gay couples playing in the Bundesliga and stating that it would be “liberating” if they came out.
“There are also gay couples in the Bundesliga who are hiding,” he continued.
‘That would be very liberating. What’s wrong with it?
There are currently no active male professional footballers in Germany who are openly gay.
Former German international Thomas Hitzlsperger, who played in the Premier League for Aston Villa, West Ham and Everton, came out as gay in 2014, a year after retiring.
In October 2021, Adelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo became, at the time, the only known top-class men’s soccer player in the world to come out as gay.
Former German midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger (left) came out as gay a year after retiring
Australian Josh Cavallo became the first current active player to come out as gay in 2021
The Australian, then 21, now 24 and recently engaged to his fiancé last month, told the world he was tired of “living a double life.”
Since Cavallo’s revelation, three other footballers have come out as gay: Blackpool striker Jake Daniels, Cagliari player Jakub Jankto and San Diego Loyal midfielder Collin Martin.
The first professional player to come out while still playing was Britain’s Justin Fashanu in 1990 – 32 years before Daniels – but he never found acceptance in the game and tragically took his own life in 1998.
A charity set up by Fashanu’s family last year published a letter from an anonymous gay English Premier League player highlighting how little football culture had changed.